Rielly scores but Marlies fall to Wolves in shootout

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The Canadian Press3/23/2013 12:11:40 AM

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ROSEMOUNT -- Toronto Maple Leafs first-round draft pick Morgan Rielly scored the tying goal for the Marlies in his pro debut, in what turned out to be a 4-3 shootout loss to the Chicago Wolves in AHL action Friday.

Brett Sterling scored twice for Chicago (30-21-9), and had the only goal of the shootout.

Michael Davies opened the scoring for the Wolves two minutes into the game, and Sterling made it 2-0 with a power play goal at 4:17 of the second period. Spencer Abbott got one back for the Marlies (35-20-7) with a power play goal at 14:07, and the Wolves regained their two-goal cushion with Sterling's second goal of the period at 17:48.

Greg Scott made it a one-goal game for the Marlies with a short handed goal 2:35 into the third period, and Rielly got the equalizer at 14:26.